Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder's star point guard and second-best player, will have surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee and is out indefinitely, the team announced Friday.

With the chance that OKC will be without Westbrook for the rest of the NBA playoffs, it's a devastating blow for a team that began the postseason as Western Conference co-favorites with the San Antonio Spurs.

It appeared Westbrook injured the knee in a collision with Patrick Beverley.

The meniscus tear is considered to be minimal, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, and Westbrook's recovery could be weeks instead of months, if the doctor decides to simply "clean up" the injury. A full repair, according to Wojnarowski, remains a strong chance and would likely mean a three-month recovery.